1971 NBA Draft

First Round

Pick Team Player Position College
1 Cleveland Cavaliers Austin Carr G Notre Dame
2 Portland Trail Blazers Sidney Wicks F UCLA
3 Buffalo Braves Elmore Smith C Kentucky State
4 Cincinnati Royals Ken Durrett F LaSalle
5 Atlanta Hawks George Trapp F Long Beach State
6 Seattle Supersonics Fred Brown G Iowa
7 San Diego Rockets Cliff Meely F Colorado
8 San Francisco Warriors Darnell Hillman F SanJose State
9 Baltimore Bullets Stan Love F Oregon
10 Boston Celtics Clarence Glover F Western Kentucky
11 Detroit Pistons Curtis Rowe F UCLA
12 Philadelphia 76ers Dana Lewis F/C Tulsa
13 Los Angeles Lakers Jim Cleamons G Ohio State
14 Phoenix Suns John Roche G South Carolina
15 Chicago Bulls Kennedy McIntosh F Eastern Michigan
16 New York Knicks Dean Meminger G Marquette
17 Milwaukee Bucks Collis Jones F Notre Dame

Second Round

Pick Team Player Position College
18 Cleveland Cavaliers Steve Patterson F UCLA
19 Buffalo Braves Fred Hilton G Grambling
20 Chicago Bulls Willie Sojourner F Weber State
21 Cincinnati Royals John Mengelt G Auburn
22 Atlanta Hawks Ted McClain G Tennessee State
23 Seattle Supersonics Jim McDaniels C/F Western Kentucky
24 San Diego Rockets Mike Newlin G Utah
25 Portland Trail Blazers Charles Yelverton G Fordham
26 Buffalo Braves Amos Thomas F SWOklahoma State
27 PortlandTrail Blazers Rick Fisher F Colorado State
28 Boston Celtics Jim Rose G Western Kentucky
29 Detroit Pistons Isaiah Wilson G Baltimore
30 Buffalo Braves Spencer Haywood F Detroit
31 Cincinnati Royals Joe Bergman F Creighton
32 Chicago Bulls Howard Porter F Villanova
33 Philadelphia 76ers Marvin Stewart G Nebraska
34 New York Knicks Gregg Northington C/F Alabama State
35 Cleveland Cavaliers Willie Long F New Mexico

Third Round

Pick Team Player Position College
36 Cleveland Cavaliers Gerald Lockett F Arkansas A&M
37 Portland TrailBlazers Larry Steele G Kentucky
38 Cincinnati Royals Rich Yunkus F Georgia Tech
39 Atlanta Hawks Jeff Halliburton G Drake
40 Chicago Bulls Clifford Ray F Oklahoma
41 Cleveland Cavaliers Jackie Ridgle G California
42 Portland Trail Blazers Bill Smith C Syracuse
43 Baltimore Bullets Rich Rinaldi G St. Peter's
44 Boston Celtics Dave Robisch C Kansas
45 Detroit Pistons Marv Roberts F Utah State
46 Philadelphia 76ers Dave Wohl G Pennsylvania
47 Chicago Bulls Mike Gale G Elizabeth CityState
48 Phoenix Suns Dennis Layton G USC
49 Chicago Bulls Dick Gibbs G UTEP
50 New York Knicks Ken Mayfield G Tuskegee
51 Milwaukee Bucks Gary Brell F Marquette

Fourth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
52 Cleveland Cavaliers Cliff Harris F Hardin-Simmons
53 Buffalo Braves Jim O'Brien G Boston College
54 Portland Trail Blazers Bobby Fields G LaSalle
55 Cincinnati Royals Sid Catlett F Notre Dame
56 Atlanta Hawks Jim Welch G Houston
57 Seattle Supersonics Pembroke Burrows C Jacksonville
58 San Diego Rockets Tom Owens C South Carolina
59 San Francisco Warriors Greg Gary G St. Bonaventure
60 Baltimore Bullets Willie Allen F Miami (FL)
61 Boston Celtics Randy Denton C Duke
62 Detroit Pistons Jarrett Durham F Duquesne
63 Philadelphia 76ers Erwin Johnson F Augusta
64 Los Angeles Lakers Roger Brown C Kansas
65 Phoenix Suns Walt Szerbiak F George Washington
66 Chicago Bulls Jim Irving G St. Louis
67 New York Knicks Steve Niles C Texas A&M
68 Milwaukee Bucks Henry Smith F Missouri

Fifth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
69 Cleveland Cavaliers Brian Mahoney   Manhattan
70 Buffalo Braves Garry Nelson   Duquesne
71 Portland Trail Blazers Hector Blondet   Murray State
72 Cincinnati Royals Jim Guymond   Eastern New Mexico
73 Cincinnati Royals Tyrone Marionneaux   Loyola (LA)
74 Seattle Supersonics Jeff Smith   New Mexico State
75 San Diego Rockets Rudy Benjamin   Michigan State
76 San Francisco Warriors Odis Allison   UNLV
77 Baltimore Bullets Don Johnson   Tennessee
78 San Diego Rockets Greg Nelson   Jacksonville
79 Detroit Pistons Vincent White   Savannah State
80 Philadelphia 76ers Richard Hood   Phillips
81 Los Angeles Lakers Lee Dedmon   North Carolina
82 Phoenix Suns Ken Gardner   Utah
83 Chicago Bulls Larry Weatherford   Purdue
84 Phoenix Suns Bob Kissane   Holy Cross
85 Milwaukee Bucks Barry Nelson   Duquesne

Sixth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
86 Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Childress   Colorado State
87 Buffalo Braves Glen Summors   Gannon
88 Portland Trail Blazers Jim Day   Morehead State
89 Cincinnati Royals Gil McGregor   Wake Forest
90 Atlanta Hawks Willie Humes   Idaho
91 Seattle Supersonics Mike Neciase   William Carey
92 San Diego Rockets Garry Reist   Rice
93 San Francisco Warriors Charlie Johnson   California
94 Baltimore Bullets John Novey   Mount St. Mary's
95 Boston Celtics Thorpe Weber   Vanderbilt
96 Detroit Pistons Jim Larranga   Providence
97 Philadelphia 76ers Jake Jones   Assumption
98 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Brickhouse   Montana State
99 Phoenix Suns William Graham   Kentucky State
100 Chicago Bulls Jim England   Tennessee
102 New York Knicks Bill Mainor   Fordham
103 Milwaukee Bucks Ed Kemp   Adams State

Seventh Round

Pick Team Player Position College
104 Cleveland Cavaliers Tom Bush   Drake
105 Buffalo Braves Randy Smith   Buffalo State
106 Portland Trail Blazers Gene Knolle   Texas Tech
107 Cincinnati Royals Ollie Shannon   Minnesota
108 Atlanta Hawks Mike Jordan   Savannah State
109 Seattle Supersonics John Duncan   Kentucky Wesleyan
110 San Diego Rockets Eric Hill   Minnesota
111 San Francisco Warriors Ken May   Dayton
112 Baltimore Bullets Dennis Hogg   Washington State
113 Boston Celtics Skip Young   Florida State
114 Detroit Pistons Steve Kelly   BYU
115 Philadelphia 76ers Curtis Ford   NE Oklahoma State
116 Los Angeles Lakers Gene Gathers   Bradley
117 Phoenix Suns Ralph Brateris   Trenton State
118 Chicago Bulls Artis Gilmore   Jacksonville
119 New York Knicks Danny Davis   Henderson State
120 Milwaukee Bucks Gene Phillips   SMU

Eighth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
121 Cleveland Cavaliers Charlie Davis   Wake Forest
122 Buffalo Braves Craig Love   Ohio
123 Portland Trail Blazers John Sutter   Tulane
124 Cincinnati Royals Frank Fitzgerald   Boston College
125 Atlanta Hawks Jim Smith   Kentucky Wesleyan
125 Seattle Supersonics Chuck Lowery   Puget Sound
126 San Diego Rockets Rich Katherman   Duke
127 San Francisco Warriors Jim Haderlein   Loyola (CA)
128 Baltimore Bullets Russell Golden   Jackson State
129 Boston Celtics John Ribock   South Carolina
130 Detroit Pistons Wayne Jones   Niagara Ellzy
131 Philadelphia 76ers Barry Yates   Maryland
132 Los Angeles Lakers Luke Adams   Lamar Tech
134 Phoenix Suns Vernell Ellzy   Florida State
135 Chicago Bulls Clarence Sherrod   Wisconsin
136 New York Knicks Leroy Eldridge   Cheyney State
137 Milwaukee Bucks Felix Thurston   Trinity (TX)

Ninth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
138 Cleveland Cavaliers Rich Walker   Bowling Green
139 Buffalo Braves Gary Stewart   Canisius
140 Portland Trail Blazers Gene Kennedy   TCU
141 Atlanta Hawks Ernie Fleming   Jacksonville
142 Seattle Supersonics Larry Holliday   Oregon
143 San Diego Rockets Willie Kerry   Denver
144 San Francisco Warriors Clarence Smith   Villanova
145 Baltimore Bullets Ron Johnston   Murray State
146 Boston Celtics Ray Green   Cal State (PA)
147 Detroit Pistons Paul Botts   Central Michigan
148 Philadelphia 76ers Tom Lee   Arizona
149 Los Angeles Lakers Bob Cheeks   Whittier
150 Phoenix Suns Mike Johnson   Kansas State
151 Chicago Bulls Jackie Dinkins   Voorhees
152 New York Knicks Mike OBrien   St. Leo's
153 Milwaukee Bucks Rick Howat   Illinois

Tenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
154 Cleveland Cavaliers Jim Meredith   Washington State
155 Buffalo Braves Don Ward   Colgate
156 Portland Trail Blazers Greg Starrick   Southern Illinois
157 Atlanta Hawks Ron Rippitoe   David Lipscomb
158 Seattle Supersonics Ed Huston   Puget Sound
159 San Diego Rockets Calvin Oliver   Pan American
160 San Francisco Warriors Bill Drosdiak   Oregon
161 Baltimore Bullets Eddie Myers   Arizona
162 Boston Celtics Dale Dover   Harvard
163 Detroit Pistons Steve Butcher   Pikeville
164 Philadelphia 76ers Jim Dinwiddie   Kentucky
165 Los Angeles Lakers Cliff Mosely   Quinnipiac
166 Phoenix Suns Tom Newell   Hawaii
167 Chicago Bulls David Withers   Delaware
168 New York Knicks Andy Toth   Cheyney State
169 Milwaukee Bucks Dan Fife   Michigan

Eleventh Round

Pick Team Player Position College
170 Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Casey   Kentucky
171 Buffalo Braves Bill Warner   Arizona
172 Portland Trail Blazers Howard Burford   Gonzaga
173 Atlanta Hawks Levi Wyatt   Alcorn A&M
174 Seattle Supersonics Jerome Perry   Western Kentucky
175 San Diego Rockets Doug Rex   UC Santa Barbara
176 Baltimore Bullets Chuck Olowski   Baltimore
177 Boston Celtics Reggie Brooks   New Hampshire College
178 Detroit Pistons Larry Saunders   Duke
179 Philadelphia 76ers Dana Pagett   USC
180 Phoenix Suns Paul Leitz   Western Carolina
181 Chicago Bulls Al Smith   Bradley
182 New York Knicks Ken Davis   Georgetown
183 Milwaukee Bucks Blaine Henry   Marshall

Twelfth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
184 Cleveland Cavaliers Doug Hess   Toledo
185 Buffalo Braves Butch Webster   LSU/New Orleans
186 Portland Trail Blazers Don Sechler   Delaware Valley
187 Atlanta Hawks Roger Moore   Columbus College
188 San Diego Rockets Chris Schrobilgen   USC
189 Baltimore Bullets Bob Connor   Loyola (MD)
190 Boston Celtics John Dalton   Suffolk
191 Detroit Pistons Bob Horn   Drake
191 Philadelphia 76ers Ken Kowall   Ohio
192 Phoenix Suns Floyd Mason   Alcorn A&M
193 Chicago Bulls Ken Riley   Middle Tennessee
194 New York Knicks Carl Greenfield   Eastern Kentucky
195 Milwaukee Bucks Gene Mumford   Scranton

Thirteen Round

Pick Team Player Position College
196 Cleveland Cavaliers Bobby Jones   Drake
197 Buffalo Braves Pete Smith   Valdosta State
198 Atlanta Hawks Ed Jenkins   Michigan Lutheran
199 San Diego Rockets Lee McCollough   Indiana
200 Baltimore Bullets Ron Crosswhite   Dayton
201 Boston Celtics Leroy Chalk   Nebraska
202 Detroit Pistons Willie Roberson   Wyoming
203 Philadelphia 76ers Hank Commodore   NW Oklahoma
204 Phoenix Suns Ron Dorsey   Tennessee State
205 Chicago Bulls Ed Goode   DePaul
206 New York Knicks Larry Duckworth   Henderson State
207 Milwaukee Bucks Pierre Russell   Kansas

Fourteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
208 Cleveland Cavaliers Bubbles Harris   Indiana
209 Buffalo Braves Ray Lavender   Drury
210 San Diego Rockets Gene Roberson   Canisius
211 Baltimore Bullets Rudolph Peele   Norfolk State
212 Detroit Pistons Art Davis   J.C. Smith
213 Phoenix Suns Ken Booker   UCLA
214 Chicago Bulls Richard Dixon   Loyola (LA)
215 New York Knicks Jack O'Connor   Grant Falls
216 Milwaukee Bucks George Jackson   Dayton

Fifteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
217 Cleveland Cavaliers Larry Baker   Wittenberg
218 Buffalo Braves William Chatmon   Baylor
219 San Diego Rockets Terry Guigg   Gonzaga
220 Baltimore Bullets James Morrell   Norfolk State
221 Detroit Pistons James Fleming   Alcorn A&M
222 Phoenix Suns Curtis Carter   Bishop
223 Chicago Bulls Liscio Thomas   Furman
224 Milwaukee Bucks Loyd King   Virginia Tech

Sixteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
225 Cleveland Cavaliers Vance Tyree   Wisconsin State
226 Buffalo Braves James Douglas   Memphis
227 San Diego Rockets Leonard Jackson   Oregon
228 Detroit Pistons Fred Smiley   Detroit
229 Chicago Bulls Bob Bissant   Loyola (LA)

Seventeenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
230 Buffalo Braves Nelson Isley   LSU
231 San Diego Rockets Steve Sims   Pepperdine
232 Detroit Pistons Leroy Jenkins   Detroit

Eighteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
233 Buffalo Braves Joey Meyer   DePaul
234 San Diego Rockets Carlos Quintar   Mexico City
235 Detroit Pistons Ike Bundy   Detroit Tech

Nineteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
236 San Diego Rockets Gary Schneider   San Diego State
237 Detroit Pistons Ed Jenkins   Shaw

1971 NBA Hardship Draft

Pick Team Player Position College
1 Cincinnati Royals Nate Williams G/F Utah State
2 Atlanta Hawks Tom Payne C Kentucky
3 Golden State Warriors Cyril Baptiste F/C Creighton
4 Baltimore Bullets Phil Chenier G California
5 Los Angeles Lakers Joe Hammond G None

*This was the first year that underclassmen were draft into the NBA. Before 1971 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.

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